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Sports Physiology (Akima) Lab
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A lab that studies changes in the form and function of human skeletal muscle.
AboutAbout the lab
Investigating changes in the form and function of skeletal muscle.
Professor Hiroshi Akima's sports physiology lab studies morphological and functional changes in human skeletal muscle.
Using 1H-MRS, MRI, and ultrasound imaging, the lab evaluates fat distributed in a marbled pattern within muscle, and also investigates muscle characteristics in older adults using muscle echo intensity from ultrasound images.
Students from other fields such as physical therapy, as well as those from health and sports science, can be accepted after an interview.
Students can join this lab starting at the graduate level.
Key terms
- Intramuscular fat
- Fat distributed in a marbled pattern within skeletal muscle. This lab evaluates it quantitatively and qualitatively using 1H-MRS, MRI, and ultrasound imaging.
- Muscle echo intensity
- A measure of muscle obtained from ultrasound images. This lab uses it particularly to investigate muscle characteristics in older adults.
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies morphological and functional changes in human skeletal muscle. Its work includes quadriceps muscle activity and imaging-based evaluation of intramuscular fat and muscle echo intensity.
Quadriceps muscle activity
The lab studies activity of the quadriceps, including the vastus intermedius, during static and dynamic muscle contractions.
Imaging fat inside muscle
Using 1H-MRS, MRI, and ultrasound imaging, the lab quantitatively and qualitatively evaluates fat distributed in a marbled pattern within skeletal muscle (intramuscular fat), and examines its relationship with blood properties and physical activity level.
Muscle characteristics in older adults
Using muscle echo intensity from ultrasound images as an indicator, the lab investigates muscle characteristics, particularly in older adults.
Correcting echo intensity of deep muscles
The lab is developing a method to correct for the attenuation of echo intensity in deep muscles in ultrasound images.
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorHiroshi Akima
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